[theme-reviewers] Theme Names

[Emil Uzelac]

   - No similar names (as in Theme Name vs My Theme Name)

That takes care of everything. No need to brainstorm too much.

First-come, first-served basis and we're done :)

At the same time we won't second guess anything, confuse authors or users!


On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:

> not with retrospective effect ofcourse.
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 12:12 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> wrote:
>
>> ...which would eliminate about 99% of the Themes in the directory?
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> no dictionary words?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Back to my previous question: what would you suggest as the objective,
>>>> enforceable guideline for Theme names?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Catch Themes <info at catchthemes.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Many of theme shop use common names like Box, Responsive, Awesome and
>>>>> so on. So, this means we can play with theses name by adding word before or
>>>>> after.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes Otto, I agree with you that Box is common name and I am just
>>>>> asking this question so that we are clear about the naming rules. This will
>>>>> help me in further Theme Reviews as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you all for your reply. I hope we will have clear guideline in
>>>>> this soon.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 12:00 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Catch Themes <info at catchthemes.com>
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's the matter of choices of theme name and manipulation. I feel The
>>>>>>> Box is so much manipulating Catch Box name.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you can definitively show that to be true, then you have a point,
>>>>>> however, I don't see what your evidence for this could possibly be.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you're reacting based just on the similarity of the name, then I
>>>>>> have to point out that "Box" is a pretty normal and commonplace English
>>>>>> word, popular even in movies: http://youtu.be/0cmqwbZa6_w
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, other than the name being similar, how is it "manipulating"
>>>>>> anything? Is it using the same code? Is it a derivative of the other Box
>>>>>> theme? Is there *anything else in common at all* other than the name and
>>>>>> the fact that they're both, you know, themes?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The name may not be a good choice, but this is not really evidence of
>>>>>> anything other than both parties lack of creativity in naming things.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Otto
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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